97-19074. Government-Owned Invention; Availability for Licensing

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19074]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Government-Owned Invention; Availability for Licensing

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a Government-owned invention available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government, as 
represented by the Department of the Interior, and is available for 
licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to 
achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded 
research and development.

ADDRESSES: Technical and licensing information on this invention may be 
obtained by writing to: Dr. Donald Ralston, Research & Technology 
Transfer Liaison, Bureau of Reclamation, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, 
D.C. 20240. Any request for information should include the Title for 
the relevant invention as indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald Ralston at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Reclamation may enter into a 
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the 
licensee to perform further research on the invention for purposes of 
commercialization. The title of the invention available for licensing 
is:

Instant, Chemical-Free Dechlorination of Water Supplies

    The invention is a process that uses a catalyst composed of a Raney 
metal doped with one or more transition metal oxides to instantly and 
continuously decompose aqueous trace chlorine into chloride ion and 
oxygen at room temperature. Applications include chlorine damage 
reduction in industrial reverse osmosis membranes, dechlorination of 
residential drinking water, and chlorine removal for aquarium systems.

    Dated: July 15, 1997.
Stanley L. Ponce,
Research Director.
[FR Doc. 97-19074 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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